These features were previously in testing back in March, but today they’re rolling out to the public across platforms. That means participants get a less obstructive, ping-style alert to join the call. Skype, on the other hand, is simplifying how video calls start with the new release.įor groups with less than 25 participants, you can just ring the entire group at once, the company says.Īnd for larger calls, Skype added a notification option to replace ringing as the default. But the update also introduced a change to how the app works, as it required users have to have at least three people on a FaceTime call to begin with before they could use the “Add Person” button. Apple disabled the feature, fixed the bug, then re-enabled Group FaceTime with February’s release of iOS 12.1.4. A teenager found a security bug that allowed users to eavesdrop before calls were picked up. Notably, Skype’s update also puts it ahead of Apple’s FaceTime, which now supports up to 32 people on group calls as of iOS 12.1.īut Group FaceTime has experienced some issues in recent months. On Skype, participants are shown in bubbles across the top of the screen and the end-user can choose whose feed they want to focus on in a multi-paned main window. Skype also one-ups Facebook Messenger, which allows 50 people to join a chat but limits the screen to show only the speaker after more than a half-dozen people join in.
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